This one is not available on the Wise website yet. I really enjoyed this as a basic snack. It’s kind of a guilt free snack, which is what I’m looking for these days. Popcorn will never be my favorite snack food but I do enjoy it every now and again! The sea salt flavor was light and just enough to provide a salt fix during the day.

I love Cinnabon as much as the next person and this was delicious! It was a bit weird in popcorn form though – there’s just something about the gooey, doughy texture of a cinnamon roll that you can’t capture in popcorn!

I have received little packages of coconut oil in the past and I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with them. These will be going into my dopp kit for upcoming trips. I like to use coconut oil as a first face cleanse lately and these are the perfect size for shorter trips. These seem to be pretty high quality coconut oil, though I’m certainly not an expert.

These are probably a third larger than most cough drops on the market. There was a faint hint of menthol, and the honey flavor wasn’t too strong. I am going to save the rest of them for when I get sick!

This peanut butter is pretty high in sugar, so keep that in mind here. This would be a great topping for toast or with fruit (apple or banana, etc.). I can’t see myself eating it on a PB&J, but it would probably be good in a peanut butter & banana smoothie. The flavor is really great. I can’t see myself purchasing it regularly though – I have white chocolate peanut butter that has pretty much been untouched in my cupboard, since I generally only eat peanut butter with PB&Js. I can see this being good in peanut butter cookies too if you cut back on the amount of sugar in the cookies!

This item will vary for subscribers. The info sheet says that there are nine (!!) possible flavors. That’s a lot!! This had really good flavor and I enjoyed it – who says you can’t like chocolate milk as an adult?!

Topo Chico Flavored Sparkling Water – $1.00

This was good sparkling water, the flavor wasn’t too strong, but I always doctor it up with more juice anyway. Apparently there is some legend that an Aztec princess became ill and she recovered when she was taken to the spring where this was bottled. I’m not sure it has healing properties but I enjoyed this as a sparkling limeade!

Topo Chico Mineral Water – $1.00

This was doctored up with some juice as well – sparkling water with juice is one of my favorite summer time beverages.

Brianna’s Italian Vinaigrette dressing – $3.99

I enjoyed this dressing. The flavors came through really nicely – this has garlic, olives, Romano cheese, and other spices – you can’t go wrong with that combination! I plan to use the rest of this in my favorite pasta salad this summer.

Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki – $4.99

This item also looks like it will vary for subscribers – they mention Veri Veri Teriyaki, Hoisin Garlic, and Island Teriyaki. The flavor of this sauce was really strong – a good thing for teriyaki sauce! This will be perfect for grilling on my BBQ once I get it cleaned up for summer!

Verdict: The value of this Degustabox is $33.34, which is very good for a food box that costs $20.00! I also felt like some of the prices they listed were a little low – I don’t think I can purchase Jif Peanut Butter in my area for under $3.50 – it’s probably closer to $5.00! There was quite an assortment of items included, which I love!

Degustabox included two recipes to use some of the items on the back of the info sheet: an Italian pasta salad with the vinaigrette, and teriyaki chicken kebabs for the teriyaki sauce.

I really enjoyed this shipment and I think most people would be able to eat at least some of it, even with food allergies. There were gluten free, vegan, and dairy free items included – which isn’t too common with food boxes that don’t allow you to exclude certain items or do a survey to tailor the box to your tastes.

Bekki first discovered subscription boxes in 2014 and they quickly took over her life! (Not quite, but pretty close.) She started with POPSUGAR Must Have, then moved to Little Lace Box, Birchbox, Hamptons Lane…the rest was history. Her favorite product find is Beekman 1802 Fudge (so, so good) and her favorite boxes are Birchbox and Hamptons Lane…but she’s always looking for a new subscription to try!

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19 Comments

ILoveYou
September 10, 2016 at 11:29 am

I received a box full of fun treats and most were made of decent ingredients. There was also a little meal kit of pasta and a pouch of sauce which I thought was a great idea. I definitely recommend this box.

wondering if most of these items are close to expiring or do they still have a long shelf life after receiving? i’ve seen some of these items at my local food bank for a couple bucks but the ones at my location are way overdue! hopefully someone can shed light! TIA!

I just ordered a box and for 10 dollars for my first box. Either way all those snacks for 10 even if I cancel after I get my box. It is super easy to cancel. They charge you on the 11th of the month and if you cancel by the 9th your good. I think I will eat or use or try all thing and my better half is not picky. I think if I marinated a sock he may eat it. ?.I ordered yesterday and my box will not be here until July 1 to July 7th. So I will have to decide fast if I want to pay 20 for it. Free shipping is the best. That is what a bonus and a part of why ordered too.

The idea of the box is interesting, although like someone else I’m a bit confused. You can buy the Brianna’s dressing at Walmart. I was also thrown off by the name because when I read “Degustabox” my brain automatically corrected that to “disgusting.”

I took a look at the Great Britain site and looked at past boxes. I brought my husband in to look (he’s British) and I stopped looking once we hit January. We counted at least 10 items that he could recall being out on the shelves over there, for years. Granted they do say that many are new, meaning not all, but it doesn’t seem worth it to me.

Lisa, I think they are playing off the French “déguster” which means to taste or sample. It probably would make more sense in the European market as many more people would be familiar with the etymology of their name!

I don’t get this box either. I feel it’s like “random items I can get at the discount grocery store”. Which is not bad, necessarily. Actually I may give my daughter $20 and see what she comes up with – it may be more fun 🙂

Interesting box! I had a friend ask me about it and I couldn’t find too many American reviews. Apparently, it’s been a sub for awhile in Europe (of course, those boxes looked really interesting since they were European brands!). My only issue is that I’m not really willing to pay $20 for a random, no-choice food box. Maybe I’m just cheap? I probably would be willing to pay $10 for the ‘sampling’ nature of the box. Now, if they sent the European brand stuff over, I’d probably be more interested 🙂